site: 40 acres behind my house hold
date: May 28th
time: 6:45
temp: 56 degrees
weather: nice but a little rainy
soil: kinda wet from sprinkling soil
In my observation area, from day one the snow was on the ground and there was no grass being seen anywhere, and the cattle and horses were still being fed bails of hay. Now in my observation area, the grass is about 3 inches long and theres no snow on the ground. The horses and cattle are being born, and they are all growing up and are very healthy from the fresh grass on the gbround and water flowing in the river. There was still dead organisms from the winter time, in my observation area on day one. Now all of the birds, and coyotes have finished off the remanes of them and there has not been anymore that I have seen in a while. Rain is helping the grass grow, and cool down the surrounding organisms during the long, and sometimes hot days out in the pastures. As time goes on the organisms, will move out and more organisms will move into the area, and hopefully stay alived through out the next winters.
Friday, May 30, 2008
Observation #7
site: 40 acres behind my house
date: May 28th
time: 6:45
weather: nice, kinda rainey
tempurature: 58 degrees
soil: damp from sprinkled rains.
My observation habitat, is doing really well and is producing tons of neutriants for the animals and other organisms there, and is producing young animals, and keeping them safe and healthy. The cattle there, and the horses there are having the babies, and they are all just starting to eat hay for the first time on day 10. I havent yet seen any dead organisms, because of the nature of living. Everything there is growing like wild weeds. Grass is growing taller, and greener, animals are growing fatter, healthier, and taller. Everything is doing great in my observation area.
date: May 28th
time: 6:45
weather: nice, kinda rainey
tempurature: 58 degrees
soil: damp from sprinkled rains.
My observation habitat, is doing really well and is producing tons of neutriants for the animals and other organisms there, and is producing young animals, and keeping them safe and healthy. The cattle there, and the horses there are having the babies, and they are all just starting to eat hay for the first time on day 10. I havent yet seen any dead organisms, because of the nature of living. Everything there is growing like wild weeds. Grass is growing taller, and greener, animals are growing fatter, healthier, and taller. Everything is doing great in my observation area.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
works cited-flora picture
Richard J. Shaw Common Cowparsnip May 5th, 2008 http://www.commoncowparsnip.com
works cited-flora report
Shaw, Richard j. Plants of yellowstone and grand teton national parks Salt Lake City, Utah Western St. Johnwort 1974 and 1981
works cited- fauna picture
www.DusanSmetana.com mule deer bucks May 4th, 2008 http://www.saskschools.ca/~msd/2003/gray/images_gray/muledeer.jpg
Works cited- fauna report
Google.com May 13, 2008 Mule deer information May 4th, 2008 http://www.muledeerinfortmation.com
Friday, May 23, 2008
Observation #6
Site: 40 acres beyond my house
Time: 6:30
date: may 26th, 2008
Weather: rainey, cold
temp: 56 degrees
soil: wet damp
In my area lately, the water level decreased by about 4 inches. From the rain the grass is growing with more neutriants, and more healthy stuff for the organisms living around the area. More cattle and horses got pushed into that pasture so the grass that is growing like wild flower is doing more good than bad. Hopefully the water level doesn't go down so far that the fish population goes down and it cant support the grazing animals nearby. Weeds are starting to bloom all over the land, and if there is too many many weeds than they could hurt the animals if they ate them, and could over populate the grass there.
Time: 6:30
date: may 26th, 2008
Weather: rainey, cold
temp: 56 degrees
soil: wet damp
In my area lately, the water level decreased by about 4 inches. From the rain the grass is growing with more neutriants, and more healthy stuff for the organisms living around the area. More cattle and horses got pushed into that pasture so the grass that is growing like wild flower is doing more good than bad. Hopefully the water level doesn't go down so far that the fish population goes down and it cant support the grazing animals nearby. Weeds are starting to bloom all over the land, and if there is too many many weeds than they could hurt the animals if they ate them, and could over populate the grass there.
Flora report; The common cowparsnip
The common cowparsnip, is named that because it is eaten by the cows and if eaten by cows them it can ruin there milk in there utters. known as the Indian celery, or pushki. It is the only member to the hogweed genus in the northern american region. Refered to as the heracleum maximum, or heracleum lahtum. Sub species, H. sphondylium subsp.
Cowparsnip is only found coast to coast in north america, except for Texas, Alaska, and some parts of Canada. It is an endangered plant in kentucky, and is considered a invasive weed there. There located in the tops of mountains and some valleys that have damped grounds, where the animals eat them like bears, and only a couple of other animals.
Native americans consider them celery, and use the unmatured young roots of the plants to make food, but have to boil them to eat them. The roots are boiled and peeled, and made into a yellow food dye. They are only white, and never turn a different color than white. Native americans put the roots onto there skin to cure bruises and soars.
The plant can grow up to 8ft. tall, and the the actual leaves are 40cm across and if in contact with your skin can cause a miled rashes or a blistering severe dermatitis. The plant is flat on top and if viewed from the top it looks circular.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Observation #5
site: 40 acres behind my house
time: 10:30
temp: 43 degrees
weather: clear skys
soil: dry
In my area, it was dark out because i got home late so i couldnt see very much. What I could see though, was that the river run off was higher, little trees and bushes were coming up, that will eventually grow higher and taller, and will provide shelter, and food for the surrounding animals. I could hear the coyotes howling. The bear carcases that we got will produce food for the surrounding animals, and will decompose into the ground and form a fossile if it is there long enough. The other bears will problably get to it before it is decomposed into the ground, so its going to produce food for those other bears. The dead bears, will also make homes for for little bugs and bacterias. The river next to my site will help the parasites live well and reproduce into more and more parasites, which can help the enviornment by making algie and food for the ducks and fish there in the water. They can be bad for the enviornment also, by making other animals and organisms sick from eating them and the other bacterias in the waters.
time: 10:30
temp: 43 degrees
weather: clear skys
soil: dry
In my area, it was dark out because i got home late so i couldnt see very much. What I could see though, was that the river run off was higher, little trees and bushes were coming up, that will eventually grow higher and taller, and will provide shelter, and food for the surrounding animals. I could hear the coyotes howling. The bear carcases that we got will produce food for the surrounding animals, and will decompose into the ground and form a fossile if it is there long enough. The other bears will problably get to it before it is decomposed into the ground, so its going to produce food for those other bears. The dead bears, will also make homes for for little bugs and bacterias. The river next to my site will help the parasites live well and reproduce into more and more parasites, which can help the enviornment by making algie and food for the ducks and fish there in the water. They can be bad for the enviornment also, by making other animals and organisms sick from eating them and the other bacterias in the waters.
Friday, May 16, 2008
Observation #4
site: behind my house fourty acres away
Time: 5:45
Time: 5:45
date: may 15, 2008
weather: warm, little clouds, clear outside
temperature: 67
soil: completely dry no more snow.
In my site yesterday, the water is not really flowing any faster and the grass is still growing greener and longer. The ducks and geese moved off and more flew over the river and just kept on going. I havent gone fishing in a while so I dont know if the fish are out any more, or just the same as it has been. In my area there is a whole bunch of animals, and that makes up a big variety of biodyversity. The reasons that the animals can live there, is that there is so much water and food variety.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
observation #3
site: behind my house fourty acres away.
time: 6:18
date: may 14, 2008
tempurature: 44 degrees
weather: cold, cloudy, night time
soil: completely dry.
In my observation area, the water was flowing really really fast because of the snow run off. The weather was much colder down by the river because it was cloudy outside, and the river was cold also. A new group of ducks and geese came in and were swimming around the river. mallard ducks were there and there was two male green headed colorful mallards and two female brown bodied mallards with the ntwo male mallards. There was two geese that flew in and were swimming about two feet away from the mallard ducks. The green grass was coming up really well and the soil was really dry because all the snow had melted completely. The ducks and geese are helping the plants and grass grow because of there poop is spread out onto the ground. They also help the coyotes eat because when they die than it creates food for the coyotes.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
fauna report- The "Mule deer".!!
The mule deer is a western animal that I like to hunt. It is a family member of other deer like the white tailed deer. In my area they are all over because there is very good vegitation from the green grass coming up, and the water is a good drinking source for them also. They eat all of the shrubs, weeds, grass, and sage brush. When a mule deer eats the grasses, and then poops it back out it fertilizes the ground for more grasses and weeds to grow there for other animals to eat.
The male deer have black on the back of there tails, and grow antlers. The female deer dont have antlers, and only have a little bit of black on there tails. They got there name the "mule deer" because there ears are bigger than white tailed deer, and about the size of a mule. when the mule deer eats the grasses and plants there, then poop it back out, it spreads the seeds for more of the plants and bushes to grow there. when they shed there antlers, people can pick them up and use them to make cool projects, and furnature for houses. My house has some shandaliers in it made by mule deer antlers. The poop from the deer make homes for little natts and other bugs. When the deer dies there, it makes food for the coyotes there and homes for bugs, and mice also. The antler is made out of there hair that has dried up and formed into the antler shape by nature. a typical antler turns into four different prongs with two little prongs called eye guards. a non typical antler turns into five or more prongs on the deers head. Little animals use the fallen off antler to naw on for calcium just like moose antlers and elk antlers.
The mule deer do tons of good, and tons of bad for the surrounding area in which it lives in. During mating season the deer pack together in groups of 2-3 females, and 1-2 males at one time. The males fight or spar with each other to win over a doe deer to mate with.
Monday, May 12, 2008
observation #2
site : behind my house 40 acres away
time: 5:45
date: may, 10th 2008
temp: 54
weather: nice, little cloudy, and warm
soil: dry
In my observation area, the grass has come up more and is greener more than it was a while ago. The river is running alot faster than it was a week ago. The animals have come out more, and the coyotes are out looking for mice all over. The animals fur has been falling out and their summer hair is showing more. The weather was not as worm but it was still nice and felt good outside. The water is turning murcky from the run off of snow, so i cant see any fish. The water is colder from the melting snow. I went fishing but i coulnt catch anything before. I went fishing on the 10th and i cought 11 fish in 45 minutes. Cattle and fish continue to graze and keep the grass low.
time: 5:45
date: may, 10th 2008
temp: 54
weather: nice, little cloudy, and warm
soil: dry
In my observation area, the grass has come up more and is greener more than it was a while ago. The river is running alot faster than it was a week ago. The animals have come out more, and the coyotes are out looking for mice all over. The animals fur has been falling out and their summer hair is showing more. The weather was not as worm but it was still nice and felt good outside. The water is turning murcky from the run off of snow, so i cant see any fish. The water is colder from the melting snow. I went fishing but i coulnt catch anything before. I went fishing on the 10th and i cought 11 fish in 45 minutes. Cattle and fish continue to graze and keep the grass low.
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
observation #1 area description
Site: palasaydes river behind my house.
Time:7:15
Date: may-5th-2008
tempurature: 59 degrees
weather: nice, sunny, warm
soil: pretty dry but where the snow melts.
My area is behind my house about fourty acres away. There is a running river there, that never goes dry year round. there is pastures for horses and cattle to graze there, and lots of fish in the water and deer and rabbits on land. There is lots of grass, thorn bushes, willows, and cat tail bushes growing there. There is only a few pines there unless you go a couple of acres down the river then 100's of pine are there. There are lots of ducks and geese on the river where lots of people hunt them. shotgun shells are scattered all over the ground from the hunters. man made fences line the property and so do man made roads and cattle guards. scat from the cattle, horses, deer, gophers, rabbits, and coyotes are there also. The grasses there are vegetation for the grazing animals there, and the water is a good drinking source for them to. every now and again you can see a crane or a eagle that makes there nests from the cattle fur, and the scrubs there on the ground. There is tons of wildlife there. the ground is just about completely dry and the only wet spots are right on the river banks and it is about all gone.
Time:7:15
Date: may-5th-2008
tempurature: 59 degrees
weather: nice, sunny, warm
soil: pretty dry but where the snow melts.
My area is behind my house about fourty acres away. There is a running river there, that never goes dry year round. there is pastures for horses and cattle to graze there, and lots of fish in the water and deer and rabbits on land. There is lots of grass, thorn bushes, willows, and cat tail bushes growing there. There is only a few pines there unless you go a couple of acres down the river then 100's of pine are there. There are lots of ducks and geese on the river where lots of people hunt them. shotgun shells are scattered all over the ground from the hunters. man made fences line the property and so do man made roads and cattle guards. scat from the cattle, horses, deer, gophers, rabbits, and coyotes are there also. The grasses there are vegetation for the grazing animals there, and the water is a good drinking source for them to. every now and again you can see a crane or a eagle that makes there nests from the cattle fur, and the scrubs there on the ground. There is tons of wildlife there. the ground is just about completely dry and the only wet spots are right on the river banks and it is about all gone.
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